[LINK] March in March - Internet Censorship Rally in Canberra

George Bray georgebray at gmail.com
Thu Mar 19 11:31:41 AEDT 2009


THIS SATURDAY, sigh!

http://www.marchinmarch.org/

March in March is an upbeat event to give people an opportunity stand
up, be heard, and hold the government accountable for their plans of
forcing mandatory censorship on a very unwilling public.

Parliament House side of Federation Mall, Canberra
1:00 PM 21st of March, 2009 (Press conference at 11:00 AM)

For background material you might want to review ABC's Background Briefing
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/backgroundbriefing/stories/2009/2512171.htm

In the name of protecting children, the government will decree we'll
be forbidden to see 'unwanted' and 'inappropriate' things on the web.
But exactly what that means is a secret, and the thin end of the
censorship wedge. Reporter, Wendy Carlisle.

More in-depth reading on this subject can be seen on the Electronic
Frontiers Australia site
http://www.efa.org.au/

-- 
George Bray, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.



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